diff --git a/docker/base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/base/Dockerfile.j2
index 8ae651b7e5..755060231e 100644
--- a/docker/base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -154,7 +154,9 @@ RUN apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com 199369E5404BD
     && apt-get update \
     && apt-get upgrade -y \
     && apt-get dist-upgrade -y \
-    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python \
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        python \
+        curl \
     && apt-get clean \
     && sed -i "s|'purelib': '\$base/local/lib/python\$py_version_short/dist-packages',|'purelib': '\$base/lib/python\$py_version_short/dist-packages',|;s|'platlib': '\$platbase/local/lib/python\$py_version_short/dist-packages',|'platlib': '\$platbase/lib/python\$py_version_short/dist-packages',|;s|'headers': '\$base/local/include/python\$py_version_short/\$dist_name',|'headers': '\$base/include/python\$py_version_short/\$dist_name',|;s|'scripts': '\$base/local/bin',|'scripts': '\$base/bin',|;s|'data'   : '\$base/local',|'data'   : '\$base',|" /usr/lib/python2.7/distutils/command/install.py \
     && rm -rf /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages \
diff --git a/docker/openstack-base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/openstack-base/Dockerfile.j2
index 62d09941f3..43a97e8755 100644
--- a/docker/openstack-base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/openstack-base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ RUN yum -y install \
     {% elif base_distro in ['ubuntu', 'debian'] %}
 
 RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-        curl \
         ca-certificates \
         build-essential \
         python-dev \
diff --git a/docker/rabbitmq/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/rabbitmq/Dockerfile.j2
index 5a14b0ebbd..f806f89779 100644
--- a/docker/rabbitmq/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/rabbitmq/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -7,20 +7,24 @@ RUN yum -y install \
         hostname \
         https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/download/rabbitmq_v3_5_5/rabbitmq-server-3.5.5-3.noarch.rpm \
     && yum clean all \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/rabbitmq/*
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/rabbitmq/* \
+    && curl -o /usr/lib/rabbitmq/lib/rabbitmq_server-3.5.5/plugins/rabbitmq_clusterer-3.5.x-189b3a81.ez http://www.rabbitmq.com/community-plugins/v3.5.x/rabbitmq_clusterer-3.5.x-189b3a81.ez
 
 {% elif base_distro in ['ubuntu', 'debian'] %}
 
 RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends rabbitmq-server \
     && apt-get clean \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/rabbitmq/*
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/rabbitmq/* \
+    && curl -o /usr/lib/rabbitmq/lib/rabbitmq_server-3.5.4/plugins/rabbitmq_clusterer-3.5.x-189b3a81.ez http://www.rabbitmq.com/community-plugins/v3.5.x/rabbitmq_clusterer-3.5.x-189b3a81.ez
 
 {% endif %}
 
-# NOTE(sdake): the /bin/true unblocks th rabbitmq-plugins tool. Not sure how
+# NOTE(sdake): the /bin/true unblocks the rabbitmq-plugins tool. Not sure how
 #              or why.  My suspicion is it sends a signal to the parent
 #              process.
-RUN /usr/lib/rabbitmq/bin/rabbitmq-plugins enable --offline rabbitmq_management \
+RUN /usr/lib/rabbitmq/bin/rabbitmq-plugins enable --offline \
+       rabbitmq_management \
+       rabbitmq_clusterer \
     && /bin/true
 
 COPY extend_start.sh /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start